Wednesday, February 18, 2009

A Twinkles St. Paddy's Day

Hi All! So, today I have a very Twinkley card and mini tutorial to share. I recently received some of Taylor's Tiny Twinkles and instantly fell in love. I love these little rhinestones because they add the perfect touch to every card. I decided to create a mini tutorial on how I like to adhere them to my cards. I am sure there are many different ways to apply them but this way seems to work perfectly for me. For this card I used the St. Patrick's Day image from the Year of Sweets 1 set. I started by stamping and coloring in my image on Choice Snow White card stock. Then, I pulled out my tweezers and Tumbow adhesive. I squeezed a drop of glue on some scratch paper and then using my tweezers grabbed a twinkle tot and dipped it in the glue. I tried to add just a touch of glue since that is all you need. If, the twinkle doesn't come right of the tweezer just use your fingernail to slide it off. I really find these rhinestones easy to use and perfect for adding a WOW factor to your card. Well, I hope you found this mini tutorial helpful. I can't wait to start seeing everyone's cards and projects using Taylor's Tiny Twinkles.Until next time,

What a sweet and FUN card. Love the cute image. And your coloring/shading is super amazing. What a brilliant idea of the twinkles pot of gold. Thanks for the tutorial. I must get some of that tumbow adhesive glue 'cuz the glue dots can be sometimes be a pain to work with. :) TFS

Great Idea!! I bought some real Swarovski (spelling) crystals but I've been too cheap to use them on my cards, so I just bought some rhinestones and I'll give them a try. Lovely work! Donna donnalb@newsguy.com

I have never tried the TOMBOW Metal glue. Thanks for the tips on the Taylor Tiny Twinkles. It makes perfect sense now. I can't believe I never thought to dip rhinestones in glue with my tweezers instead of squirting glue on my card and having extra glue. Love the cards too. I also love Taylor's stamps.